Tag: Leica

Review: Urth Magnetic Filters vs Lee Seven5

Filters can be messy and sometimes you just leave them at home and regret it. Urth filters are magnetic, compact, and easy to add. No argument not to take them.

Making a case for Leica: How my passion for rangefinders turned into a vocation

Change is never easy, but when forced to reassess your life you discover how to marry old skills and interests to create new opportunities.

How I discovered a simpler life through Leica

"Just add more" has become the expression for companies to keep customers buying the latest model. But is that the best way to keep your customers happy?

Leica Camera launches “Artist Looks” in Leica LUX iPhone app

Develop how you express yourself through your images using inspiration from Greg Williams Artistic Looks in the Leica Lux app and Leica FOTOS.

Leica CL in Scotland: Final test for Leica’s much-lamented APSC camera

All good things must come to an end. Seven years on after an intensive week of testing the Leica CL in the Highlands of Scotland, how did it perform? Was it a "keeper" and why did Leica kill it off?

Third-party thumb grips and hoods: Any good?

When you buy an expensive compact camera, there is a temptation to add factory accessories, such as thumb grips and hoods. But there are thousands of inexpensive alternatives on the market. Are they any good?

The new Safari edition joins Leica’s expanding M11 lineup

The Leica M11-P Safari is the latest in a long line of distinctive olive green cameras that have added a distinctive look to the M since the 1970s.

Leica: Where innovation and humanity meet

It's rare that companies can combine the drive to innovate and continue to do so over 100 years, and still act in humanitarian ways to fulfill their social contract.

What it means to be raised on “Perfection Expected”

When you are raised to believe that perfection is expected, a Leica becomes a living example of that thought…

Leica M lens pouches: How to create good-looking labels

Leica M lens pouches do not reveal what’s inside when they come from the factory. But you can fix it easily with a standard label printer.

Introducing Matt Osborne, better known to photographers as “Mr Leica”

Matt Osborne made a courageous career change, from accountancy to professional photography, and along the way, became "Mr Leica".

20 February 1952: The day Mr Hedgecock bought a Leica IIIc and 5cm f/3.5 Elmar lens

In 1952, Richard Hedgecock bought a Leica IIIc at Goldthorpe's Chemists in London, amidst post-war camera scarcity. This significant purchase, equivalent to £3,700 today, reflects his passion for photography and the camera's historical legacy.